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GRAPEVINE, Texas - Linebacker Bruce Carter has heard one name over and over again since the Cowboys hired Monte Kiffin as defensive coordinator. "Everybody's just been hitting me with it - Derrick Brooks, Derrick Brooks," Carter said. "That's a go...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Because of the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay, there are a lot of bridges in this area. A new one opened Thursday. This one doesn't span water. Instead, it covers the history of an NFL franchise. That's the picture I got as Ronde B...

Ronde Barber's career is ending exactly the way it should. It's ending on his terms. The 38-year-old cornerback told Fox Sports' Jay Glazer on Wednesday that he's retiring after 16 seasons. Considering that every one of those seasons was spent ...

IRVING, Texas - Got a sense of draft-day deja vu? This feels a lot like 2004, when a prospect who filled a major need tumbled down the first round right into the Cowboys' laps ... and Jerry Jones decided to trade down instead of making what seemed t...

IRVING, Texas - Jerry Jones basically bought an ad in the NFL classifieds during Monday's pre-draft press conference, sending out the message that the Cowboys could be in trade-down mode when they get on the clock with the 18th overall pick. That ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Giving up a 2013 first-round draft pick (and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2014 that could become a third-round pick) and handing $16 million per year to one guy generally is the type of move reserved for a team that thinks it's o...

With each day that passes without the Tampa Bay Buccaneers trading for Darrelle Revis, the more convinced I become they will trade for the cornerback. New York Jets general manager John Idzik and Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik, the guys w...

It's time for the Atlanta Falcons' Class of 2008 to move on past graduate school and get the most advanced of degrees. Almost a year ago, I wrote a column about how the members of that draft class were headed for a crucial season that could define...

The "Madden NFL 25" cover voting has arrived with a twist. Instead of including only current players, one "legend" from each team is included. One current player from each team also is on the ballot. Let's start with the NFC South legends. Fo...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Apologies for being out of pocket the past few hours, but I was on assignment as an upcoming episode of Gruden's QB Camp was being filmed. You know the show. Former Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden puts quarterbacks through work in the fi...

The Ronde Barber situation isn't one the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going to bungle. They've stepped out in front, saying they want the defensive back to return for a 17th season. "Coach [Greg] Schiano and I met with Ronde this past week and expr...

This scouting combine story from Todd Archer tells us that the Dallas Cowboys were planning a switch from a 3-4 defense to a 4-3 defense even before the 2012 season ended. According to coach Jason Garrett, they believe they have the right kind of per...

Let's take a run through some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS The Falcons top Jeff Schultz's rankings of the pro and college teams in the Atlanta area. That differs from the usual belief that the Braves and college footb...

On this date in 2009, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made one of the most controversial moves in NFC South history. They released Derrick Brooks, who at that point, easily was the best player in division history (Drew Brees might have surpassed him in r...

NEW ORLEANS - Derrick Brooks and Tony Dungy are going to be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014. It's only fitting that Warren Sapp will be there before them. When you think about how the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stopped being the "Y...

NEW ORLEANS -- When I walk into the room to vote for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2013 on Saturday morning, I won't be lugging any of Warren Sapp's baggage. We'll see if other voters can do the same. Sapp is a polarizing figure, even i...